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Load monitoring is an essential element in the sterilisation process, and we offer the tools you need to make sure it’s done correctly. When a load is monitored and released based on the final negative result of a biological indicator in a process challenge device, you want to be confident that the monitoring results are clear and reliable. 3M has the technology, the tools, and the technical support you need to help you implement and maintain an effective load monitoring programme.

There are standards in place for use of biological indicators, but more and more facilities are committing to a higher standard of care. According to ANSI/AAMI ST79, a biological indicator should be used weekly, preferably daily, in each steam steriliser and in every load that contains an implant. Your facility can choose to commit to a higher standard, Every Load Monitoring, to simplify your process and ensure that your patients receive the highest standard of care every time.

Learn more about the Every Load Monitoring programme (PDF, 354.20 KB).

Enjoy greater peace of mind with the Attest super rapid readout biological indicator system. You’ll get biological indicator results in about the same time as it takes to cool a load. That means you can quarantine every load until you have a biological result. Release loads with confidence with one-hour biological indicator results.

Learn more about the 3M™ Attest™ Super Rapid Readout Biological Indicator system.

Sterile processing quality assurance depends on data. Knowing what the data means is as important as the data itself. The biological indicator is valuable because it is a direct indicator of the lethality of a sterilisation cycle, but you need to know what a positive result means for your process.

All monitoring products reveal data that, considered together, helps build the case that a load was sterilised effectively.

Get the details in this 3M authored and sponsored, CE self-study article from Healthcare Purchasing News (PDF, 363.53 KB).